https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four human traffickers were handed life sentences Thursday for their involvement in the horrific deaths of 71 migrants in a truck abandoned on an Austrian highway in 2015, a case that sparked international outrage. https://www.thelocal.at/20190621/traffickers-jailed-for-life-over Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:09:26 +0200 traffickers-jailed-for-life-over Police in Lower Austria have exposed a horrifying case of human trafficking where a Chinese gang lured women to Austria with false promises of jobs and forced them to work as prostitutes. https://www.thelocal.at/20161114/chinese-women-lured-to-austria-and-forced-to-sell-sex Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:17:06 +0100 chinese-women-lured-to-austria-and-forced-to-sell-sex The Council of Europe has urged Austria to step up the fight against child trafficking. A report issued on Monday said that Austria had made progress in the fight against human trafficking but that more needed to be done to protect children. https://www.thelocal.at/20151012/austria-must-do-more-to-help-child-victims-of-trafficking Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:57:47 +0200 austria-must-do-more-to-help-child-victims-of-trafficking Seven asylum seekers have been found guilty of smuggling people from Asia into Europe, after a lengthy and controversial trial in Wiener Neustadt. https://www.thelocal.at/20141205/seven-found-guilty-in-people-smuggler-trial Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:31:10 +0100 seven-found-guilty-in-people-smuggler-trial The United Nations in Vienna is marking the first World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with an event at the Vienna International Centre. https://www.thelocal.at/20140730/un-marks-first-day-against-human-trafficking Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:58:00 +0200 un-marks-first-day-against-human-trafficking Austrian law enforcement authorities, with the support of Europol, have identified 11 potential victims of human trafficking and reported ten people for illegal prostitution in Carinthia. https://www.thelocal.at/20140522/police-tackle-illegal-prostitution-in-carinthia Thu, 22 May 2014 17:51:00 +0200 police-tackle-illegal-prostitution-in-carinthia The Austrian justice system fails victims of trafficking by being too lenient with sentencing for traffickers, according to victim organizations. Victims of trafficking are rarely granted residence permits, and some are trafficked multiple times. https://www.thelocal.at/20140416/trafficking-victims-failed-by-austrian-justice Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:16:00 +0200 trafficking-victims-failed-by-austrian-justice